"The essence of independence has been to think……" — Aleister Crowley
"The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without. Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become one who resists or opposes authority or established conventions: a rebel. If enough people come to agree with, and follow, the Rebel, we now have a Devil. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have...Greatness."
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Aleister Crowley
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152 Quotes by Aleister Crowley
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Initiation means the Journey Inwards: nothing is changed or can be changed; but all is trulier understood with every step.
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